Chapter 172 The Angry Princess and the Rough General 27
After the emperor wrote the edict of succession, the prince quickly issued orders to prepare food and military supplies and transport them to the border towns to support the troops.
Many grain merchants voluntarily sold grain to the court at prices lower than the market price in order to do their best.
There were also cloth merchants, ship merchants, and others who were willing to wait for the court's orders and do what they could.
In the end, the border town's food crisis was successfully resolved.
Cha Jiu did not mention the details of the incident in his letter home.
As usual, she talked about the children's situation and interesting things happening in the mansion to comfort Shen Beizhan.
But Shen Beizhan still learned from his subordinates that Cha Jiu had knelt in the snow outside the palace gate for a night for him and was given poisoned wine.
He seldom cries.
But that night he sat alone on the city wall, looking at the cold moon, the fires of the barbarian camp in the distance, and the countless bloody remains of soldiers on the battlefield below.
He held the letter and cried silently for most of the night.
But when the sun rose the next day, he had returned to his cool and reserved look, without a trace of flaws on his face.
He folded the letter carefully, placed it close to his chest, put on his armor again, and went into battle bravely.
He couldn't retreat even a step.
Because inside the high wall behind him are the flowers he has carefully nurtured, which are worthy of his protection with his spear and blood.
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The border war was soon settled, and the barbarians were badly damaged and almost completely wiped out.
The prince ascended the throne very smoothly.
After the second prince was executed, the health of the retired emperor deteriorated rapidly. Within half a month, he died in agony of internal organ failure.
Chen Mengwan and the young Prince Gong were placed under house arrest.
When the young Prince Gong found out what his sister had done, he felt so ashamed that he cut off all ties with her, shaved his own hair, and imprisoned himself in a Buddhist temple for the rest of his life, repenting to his parents.
There was little negative talk in the court or among the people, as everyone was praising the good atmosphere brought about by the new emperor's new policies.
The army returned to the capital.
Shen Beizhan rode away from the team on his snow-covered horse and returned alone in advance.
It was still chilly in spring, and Cha Jiu was still wearing his cloak as he sat in the front yard, flipping through Qing He and Yan Hai's calligraphy homework one by one.
Shen Beizhan walked in from outside, causing the servants to want to shout in surprise, but he stopped them.
His heartbeat was as fast as a drum, but his footsteps were steady and silent.
Cha Jiu had her back to him, frowning and pointing at Yan Hai's crooked handwriting that looked like chicken claws: "This is what you spent the whole morning writing."
Yan Hai’s pouty mouth could be used to hang a bottle of oil: “I, I’m not…”
Suddenly, his peripheral vision caught a figure, and suddenly he saw a bright light: "Daddy is back!"
Qinghe immediately complained: "Mom, don't trust him. The last time he lied to me, he took away the last piece of beef jerky."
"I'm not lying to you, look!"
"Don't believe you, you idiot who would even bite a booger."
"You are talking nonsense!"
“I saw it with my own eyes.”
The two siblings were arguing, but Cha Jiu suddenly felt something.
She turned around and was stunned.
Shen Beizhan stood behind her and looked at her with a smile.
Just like that year, during the flower viewing party, he stood far away, waiting for her silently.
"Ah Yuan, I'm back."
Cha Jiu stood there in a daze, his eyes gradually turning red.
Shen Beizhan couldn't bear it any longer, and he quickly stepped forward and embraced his most precious princess in his arms.
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Yan Hai is very happy recently because his father finally came home and will not leave for a long time.
But he was also very depressed because he felt that his sister didn't love him at all.
The emperor's uncle asked the two siblings to go to the study together to listen to the tutor's lectures, but Qinghe never sat with him.
"Sister, why are you always so far away from me?" Yan Hai was dissatisfied.
Qinghe said disdainfully, "You shake your legs in class and eat cakes secretly. It will affect me if I sit with you."
Yan Hai felt aggrieved.
Not only did Qinghe not want to pay attention to him, but the other young masters who were in the same class did not dare to play with him.
It was because the current emperor really doted on Princess Chenghui and gave the Shen family extremely high status and honor, which made other noble families jealous but dared not to curry favor with them.
These young masters have heard that the general of the Shen family, the Ghost-faced Yanluo, has frowning eyebrows and raised eyes. He can cut off the head of a barbarian with one sword. He is extremely terrifying.
What if they accidentally hurt Shen Yanhai while playing football with him, or if something they said upset him, wouldn’t their lives be in danger?
Yan Hai didn't know what they were thinking, he just felt that he was unwelcome.
At the age of five, he experienced loneliness for the first time in his life.
So on the third day of class, he fell ill, lay in Cha Jiu's arms, cried, and said he didn't want to go to school anymore.
It took Cha Jiu's gentle persuasion for him to tell him the reason.
After listening to this, Qinghe became thoughtful and immediately turned and left.
Seeing that his sister did not comfort him, Yan Hai cried even more sadly.
But when he went to class again a few days later, he found that everyone had become enthusiastic.
"Shen Yanhai, we have a Cuju game this afternoon, do you want to come and play?"
"No, no, it's so hot, why play Cuju? Why don't you come with me to watch the wrestling match..."
"For scholars of letters, tasting tea and appreciating paintings are the most important things..."
Yan Hai was extremely happy. He sniffed and felt that he was completely cured.
He thought it was his personal charm that helped him make new friends.
But he didn't expect that a few days later, he saw his sister threatening these "new friends" around the corner.
"You have been so enthusiastic during this period that it seems a bit fake."
These young men from aristocratic families stood side by side at this time, trembling like quails, listening to Qinghe's stern teachings.
One of the young masters summoned up his courage and said, "But Shen Yanhai is slow and has not reacted yet."
Qinghe raised his fist and hit the young master hard as he usually did to Yan Hai.
"First, you can't say my brother is stupid in any form. Second, you have to continue playing with him, otherwise..." Qinghe snorted coldly, pretending to be intimidating.
"As you know, my father cut off at least 800 heads, if not 1,000, not more than a few of you."
The three or four-year-old children were trembling with fear, and the five or six-year-old children were speechless.
What is coercion?
This is the use of force.
The Shen family is domineering!
Unfortunately, the current Emperor doesn't care at all. Instead, when he heard about this, he treated it as something fun and shared it with the Queen Mother and the Empress.
Cha Jiu and Shen Beizhan were also at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Only Yan Hai felt mixed emotions.
After class the next day, he stopped playing and followed Qinghe quietly.
Qinghe was suspicious: "Aren't you going to see the pot today?"
"No."
"What's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Qinghe touched Yanhai's forehead worriedly.
Yan Hai said nothing, holding his sister's hand: "No, I'll go home with you."
My sister must be lonely reading and writing in the study every day.
He also wants to accompany his sister.
As for playing, it's enough to go once or twice occasionally.
Although Qinghe didn't know what happened, he didn't shake off his brother's hand.
Like Shen Beizhan, she is not good at expressing herself.
But her silent love for her family has not diminished in the slightest.
The two young siblings walked hand in hand through the long palace corridor.
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Life finally went smoothly, and Cha Jiu gave birth to two sons and a daughter over the years.
This time, Shen Beizhan did not dare to ask the emperor for a name. He flipped through the book himself, stayed up for several nights, and finally came up with a name.
The two sons are named Shen Shisong and Shen Qisui, and the youngest daughter is named Shen Jiayi.
"Yeah, Shen Jiayi." Cha Jiu stared at her little daughter's round face and poked it gently. Her black grape-like eyes smiled into crescent shapes, looking adorable.
I really support Shen Jiayi.
As Yan Hai grew up, he gradually showed the potential to become a famous general.
Although he didn't like studying, he had a photographic memory and could memorize military books after reading them. Shen Beizhan tested him in various ways, and he answered fluently and applied them freely.
At the age of twelve, he could draw a five-stone bow and was proficient in various military tactics and weapons. At the age of fifteen, he followed Shen Beizhan to the battlefield and beat the stubborn barbarians into submission.
Just as the emperor's new military policy was gradually maturing, the horses were strong, the soldiers were powerful, and the weapons were innovative, Shen Yanhai took the opportunity to attack and completely wiped out the barbarians. From then on, there was no more war on the border.
The young general became famous in one battle.
The current emperor has also created a system that allows women to take the imperial examinations and enter officialdom, and has banned the bad habit of local government offices forcibly granting widows chastity arches in order to increase political performance, and encourages them to remarry freely.
At first, most women were hesitant, wondering whether the system would change overnight.
It was not until Shen Qinghe passed the imperial examination, became the first female champion, and entered the court as an official that women bravely followed suit, entered schools, and discussed government affairs.
Many widows also dressed up again and remarried.
The people finally ushered in a prosperous era with no more wars and they could live and work in peace and contentment.
Only one person was frowning.
Although Song Heng was stripped of his official position and became a commoner, he still had a chastity archway on his body.
The emperor abolished the chastity arch system, including his
He asked his old friend, now the Minister of Personnel, to go to the palace to find out what the emperor was thinking.
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